The Electoral Insitute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa deployed a regional election observation mission to monitor and assess the IEC elections.
On Thursday morning, the IEC’s chief officer, Mosotho Moepya, gave an update on the results captured so far.
Former Democratic Alliance leader and professional pot stirrer Helen Zille has found herself in hot Twitter water once again.
By 7am on Thursday, the DA had an early lead in the highly-contested Nelson Mandela Bay metro, followed by the ANC and EFF.
It’s a profound responsibility, but for some South Africans #ElectionDay is also an opportunity to make light of the event, with dollops of humour.
Faced with long queues and potential boredom, South Africans have found a unique way to add some flavour to their democratic duty.
Standing as a candidate in multiple wards “is an electoral strategy that is constitutional”, however, it isn’t as easy as it seems.
Voting was going almost universally well throughout the country, the Independent Electoral Commission said.
President Jacob Zuma is that latest, and biggest, name to cast his vote in the 2016 local government elections.
Early on election day, IEC officials were moving materials, sealed with courier company stickers, but voting stations are still closed.
ANC Mayoral candidate in Tshwane cast her vote at Kaya Beach in Grootfontein.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was in Pretoria this morning to cast her vote.
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan has cast his vote in the metro.
The Mail & Guardian profiles mayoral candidates in three of the highly contested metros.
With just two days left before the local government elections, I haven’t as yet decided where I will place my ‘X’ on the ballot paper.
President Jacob Zuma, Mmusi Maimane and Julius Malema pulled out all the stops in their parties’ final rallies – but also stretched the truth.
Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has lashed out at the ANC, calling the ruling party’s structures ‘bogus’.
Malema was greeted by cheering crowds inside the stadium comprising of both youth and the elderly.
The ANC’s final push for local government elections is underway at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
The ANC is wrapping up its #LGE2016 campaign with Siyanqoba rally Sunday at Ellis Park Stadium. President Zuma delivers the keynote address.
The DA had a plan, in case things went badly wrong during its crescendo rally in Soweto on Saturday. That plan was Prestik. Lots and lots of Prestik.
In what appears to be a political attack, an ANC branch chair and her family were fired on through the wall of their home in Pietermaritzburg.
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie offered independent candidates cash to campaign ahead of the August 3 elections – but only if they go PA.
For the first time since it came to power in 1994, the ANC has registered the highest number of disputes about supposed imposition of candidates.
Protests raged on in the country’s capital on Monday after the ANC’s Tshwane mayoral candidate, Thoko Didiza, was announced that morning.
All you need to know about the recently-announced ANC Tshwane mayoral candidate.
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said the party decided on the announcement, a first in its history, so that candidates could assist in campaigns.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the local government elections can go ahead on August 3 this year.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that local government elections can go ahead on August 3 without a complete voters’ roll.
Few people have heard of the Building a Cohesive Society in South Africa party but some fed-up voters are prepared to give it a try.
The Democratic Alliance wants the ruling party to answer for the irregular, unauthorised and wasteful expenditure in its metros.
The protest of about 20 people was organised by ANC members belonging to the party’s Sol Plaatjie sub-region in Kimberley.